In March, retail trade sales changed by 0.3% and nominal revenue, by 0.5%

National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.62% in March

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), calculated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, changed by 0.62% in March, being 0.18 percentage points above the February rate (0.44%). The cumulative index of the January-March period was 1.52%, versus 1.10% in the same period of 2013. The cumulative index in 12 months was 0.94%, below the 0.51% recorded in the immediately previous 12 months. In March 2013, the index was 0.18%. The complete publication is available at www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/indicadores/precos/sinapi/.

These cumulative results consider the exemption of payroll of companies in the civil construction sector, according to Law 12,844, of July 19, 2013. Without exemption of payroll, the cumulative figure in the year was 1.45%, and in the last twelve months, 7.84% (table 2).

The national cost of construction, by square meter, which closed February at R$ 867.83, changed to R$ 873.20 in March, being R$ 485.63 relative to material and R$ 387.57 to workforce. Without considering real payroll exemption, the national cost of construction, by square meter, was R$ 932.81 the end of March, being R$ 485.89 relative to material and R$ 446.92, to workforce.

Materials recorded change of 1.09%, having increased 0.38 percentage points over the previous month (0.71%) and workorce recorded a 0.03% change, having fallen by 0.08 percentage oints in relation to February (0.11%). The cumulative figures for the first three months of the year are: 2.43% (material) and 0.41% (workforce), whereas in twelve months, they are: 6.13% (material) and -4.87% (workforce). Similarly, there results consider exemption of payroll. Without it, cumulative figures in twelve months are: 6.18% (material) and 9.69% (workforce).

Southeast Region records highest change in March

With changes of 0.63% (Minas Gerais), 1.13% (Espírito Santo), 1.14% (Rio de janeiro) and 0.68% (São Paulo), the Southeast Region, with a rate of 0.78%, recorded the highest monthly change in March. The other results were: 0.54% (North); 0.58% (Northeast); 0.50% (South) and 0.32% (Central West).

The Southeast Region also recorded the biggest change in the last twelve months, 1.06%. In the year, however, the North region had the highest cumulative rate, 2.12%.

These results are calculated monthly by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA - Caixa Econômica Federal, according to SINAPI - National System of Costs Survey and Indexes of Construction.

SINAPI, created in 1969, has the purpose of producing information on costs and indexes in a systematic way and with a national coverage, in order to elaborate and evaluate budgets as well as monitor costs. In 2002, the National Congress approved, by means of Budgetary Directive Law (LDO), the adoption of SINAPI as a reference for the definition of costs in public constructions.

TABLE 1 - NATIONAL SYSTEM OF COSTS SURVEY AND INDEXES OF CIVIL CONSTRUCTION March/2014 considering exemption of payroll of companies in the civil consrtuction segment

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS

AVERAGE COSTS

INDEX NUMBERS

PERCENT CHANGES

R$/m2

Jun/94=100

MONTHLY

IN THE YEAR

12 MONTHS

BRAZIL

873.20

437.00

0.62

1.52

0.94

NORTH REGION

889.51

443.09

0.54

2.12

0.94

Rondônia

949.84

529.55

0.27

3.19

-0.09

Acre

962.83

511.12

0.44

1.26

0.95

Amazonas

881.48

431.57

0.18

1.09

-0.30

Roraima

941.57

391.07

-0.01

1.23

-0.46

Para

864.12

414.08

0.54

2.09

1.11

Amapá

884.67

429.64

2.78

6.48

3.97

Tocantins

912.62

479.80

0.27

1.93

2.99

NORTHEAST REGION

818.23

442.03

0.58

1.48

0.95

Maranhão

869.41

458.08

0.55

1.06

-1.03

Piauí

835.92

555.53

0.51

0.55

3.28

Ceara

813.00

469.55

0.49

1.38

2.44

Rio Grande do Norte

784.36

395.27

0.29

1.38

2.29

Paraíba

841.96

465.58

0.22

0.77

0.62

Pernambuco

800.59

428.04

0.29

1.19

1.23

Alagoas

801.82

400.68

0.35

0.94

-1.30

Sergipe

779.29

414.09

0.03

2.00

0.07

Bahia

811.08

429.01

1.08

2.37

0.91

SOUTHEAST REGION

910.77

435.89

0.78

1.74

1.06

Minas Gerais

829.45

456.53

0.63

1.52

-0.19

Espirito Santo

788.55

437.47

1.13

2.15

2.19

Rio de Janeiro

988.12

450.37

1.14

2.29

1.31

São Paulo

938.57

423.88

0.68

1.61

1.55

SOUTH REGION

883.09

422.34

0.50

1.06

0.51

Paraná

897.27

429.06

0.38

0.50

-0.90

Santa Catarina

916.23

496.29

0.55

1.71

3.37

Rio Grande do Sul

827.36

375.58

0.65

1.41

0.13

CENTRAL-WEST REGION

876.60

447.51

0.32

0.81

1.03

Mato Grosso do Sul

864.37

406.36

0.44

0.81

1.39

Mato Grosso

884.65

504.76

0.28

0.11

0.13

Goiás

858.19

453.30

0.36

1.77

3.27

Distrito Federal

899.95

397.54

0.24

0.47

-0.90

Source: IBGE, Diretoria de Pesquisas, Coordenação de Índices de Preços.

TABLE 2 - NATIONAL SYSTEM OF COSTS SURVEY AND INDEXES OF CIVIL CONSTRUCTION March/2014 not considering exemption of payroll of companies in the civil construction sector

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS

AVERAGE COSTS

INDEX NUMBERS

PERCENT CHANGES

R$/m2

Jun/94=100

MONTHLY

IN THE YEAR

12 MONTHS

BRASIL

932.81

466.81

0.58

1.45

7.84

REGIÃO NORTE

946.37

471.36

0.52

2.06

7.39

Rondônia

1012.58

564.51

0.25

3.35

6.51

Acre

1022.72

542.90

0.40

1.16

7.23

Amazonas

937.68

459.10

0.17

0.97

6.06

Roraima

1004.53

417.24

0.00

1.20

6.20

Para

919.35

440.55

0.51

1.97

7.57

Amapá

941.60

457.22

2.91

6.90

10.66

Tocantins

969.18

509.55

0.25

1.91

9.37

NORTHEAST REGION

870.26

470.12

0.55

1.42

7.37

Maranhão

923.36

486.53

0.57

1.05

5.11

Piauí

888.13

590.26

0.48

0.54

9.73

Ceara

862.32

497.86

0.46

1.35

8.66

Rio Grande do Norte

833.82

420.16

0.25

1.27

8.74

Paraíba

894.52

494.64

0.20

0.72

6.90

Pernambuco

852.73

455.84

0.28

1.11

7.82

Alagoas

852.55

426.02

0.33

0.93

4.94

Sergipe

828.65

440.40

0.03

1.95

6.41

Bahia

864.53

457.36

1.01

2.28

7.56

SOUTHEAST REGION

976.35

467.27

0.72

1.63

8.34

Minas Gerais

887.01

488.16

0.59

1.44

6.74

Espirito Santo

841.96

467.12

1.06

2.01

9.11

Rio de Janeiro

1059.57

483.01

1.07

2.14

8.64

São Paulo

1007.61

455.12

0.63

1.49

9.02

SOUTH REGION

948.31

453.45

0.47

1.06

7.93

Paraná

965.64

461.71

0.35

0.49

6.66

Santa Catarina

987.98

535.12

0.53

1.68

11.47

Rio Grande do Sul

881.01

399.89

0.63

1.44

6.62

CENTRAL WEST REGION

932.60

475.99

0.30

0.77

7.48

Mato Grosso do Sul

917.47

431.25

0.41

0.73

7.61

Mato Grosso

942.86

537.97

0.27

0.10

6.72

Goiás

911.97

481.52

0.34

1.73

9.74

Distrito Federal

958.07

423.26

0.23

0.44

5.50

Source: IBGE, Diretoria de Pesquisas, Coordenação de Índices de Preços